Detachable stock-watering bowl



June 22 1926. 1,589,336

Y M. B; BULGER I DETACHABLE STOCK WATERING BOWL Filed Nov. 17. 1924 s s e 1; 1

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June 22 1926. I 1,589,836 M. B. BULGER DETACHABLE STOCK WATERING BOWL Filed Nov. 17. 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 NVENTOR.

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My invention relates impw vements in detacl'zable stock watcrii bowie of the general type disclosed in my former application Serial Number 467,830. filed lay 9th, i921, for improvements in detachable drinking bowls.

The object of invention constituting the subject matter of this application is to provide a bowl into and from wl'iicli the water will not splash when delivered to the bowl from the nozzle, thereby contributing ;o the comfort of the animal when drinking and also preventing the escape of water from over the sides of. the bowl adjacent to the nozzle.

Further objects of my invention are to provide improved latch mechanism, clamp ing mechanism and valve operating mechanism, each improvement having reference to adjustability, whereby; full operating efficiency can be attained in each individual installation and readjustments made at any time when occasion may require.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a side elevation of my improved stock watering device.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the same.

Figure 3 is a sectional view drawn on line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a rear elevation.

Like parts are identified by the same reference characters throughout the several views.

The body 1 of the bowl has a rear wall provided with a recess 2 and :1 depending bearing member 3 which is adapted to be received in a socket l formed in the hook shaped end 5 of a supporting bracket 6. The bracket 6 has a shoulder at 7 against which the upper margin of the rear wall of the bowl may seat. An enlarged wall plate l0 is provided with apertures at 11 to receive clamping bolts 12 00-01791'1Ulng with a clamping yoke 13 whereby the bracket 6 may be securedv to a suitable support. The lower portion of the plate it) is provided with an aperture 15 and the inner face of this portion of the lniacket is countersunk at 16 to receive the head of a bolt or screw 17 which may also be utilized to secure the bracket to its support withi'iut interfering with the adjustment of the bowl to the bracket the head of the bolt being received in the countersink 16.

The valve head 20 is similar to that disclosed in the former application. The

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mechanism is not claimed in this and therefore is not illustrated uni cod that the valve is be ed to open position by valve stem 21.

The rear portion of the bowl is provided with a recessed extension 9.4: having substantially parallel side walls, the upper front corners of which have laterally extending socket members provided with semicylindrical sockets 26 (Figure which receive the pivot studs 27 of a nose piece 28 formed to serve as a lever fulihe nose piece application but it will adapted to raising the crumed in the sockets 28 constitutes part of a lever having an arm 29, side plates 30 for supporting the pivot studs 27 and a connecting cross bar 31 which is preferably elbowed to form a seating for an adjustable valve actuating member 32. The member 32 is provided with a slot 33 through which a clamping bolt passes to connect the valve actuating member with its mountingi. e. with the elbowed arm portion 31 of the lever. By loosening the clamping nut 35 the valve actuating member 32 may be raised or lowered with reference to the lever arm 31 and then secured by the clamping nut 35 in the desired position with reference to the valve stem 21, whereby when the nose piece is depressed the valve stem 21 may be raised to open the valve. The portion 29 of the nose piece lever is of sufficient width to substantially extend across the space between the side walls of the recessed rear extension of the bowl and these side walls have upwardly extending cars or side flanges 36 which co-operate with the lever side plates 30 and with the portion 29 of the nose piece lever to form a water passage adapted to direct the water delivered through the outlet port 37 of the valve casing downwardly tothe bottom of the recessed portion of the bowl from whence it flows quietly forwardly underneatl'i the nose piece 20. Lat ral flanges 39 on the elbowed arm 3i co-operate with the clau'ijiiing screw or bolt 34: in holding the depending portion of the adjustable valve actuating member 32 in a vertical position.

The outlet port 37 of the valve casing 20 is disposed for downward delivery of water in the rear of the wide flat arm 30 of the nose piece, which is extended to a suiiicient height and, as above explained, is of sufficient width to form an effective battle wall.

i Vhen the bowl be a adjusted to the bracket; 6 as shown in Figure 3, and as above explained, it is secured in that position by the latch 45, engageable with a yoke shaped bracket 46, secured to the sides of the bowl recess by clamping bolts 47. The transversely extending portion of the bracket yoke 46 is at the rear of the pivot axis of the bolts 17 and may be swung upwardly and downwardly to adjust it to the proper position for hearing contact with the nose 50 of the vertically movable latch l5.

The latch 45 extends through an opening 52 in the nozzle supporting arm 53 of the bracket 6 and has a notch 55 through which a cotter pin or key 56 may extend to nor mally hold the latch in bowl retaining position. The cotter pin passes through holes in the bracket ears 57, and when it is withdrawn, the latch may be lifted and the bowl allowed to tilt downwardly to a position where its rear wall can be lifted and removed from the bracket 6.

It will be observed that the valve casing 20 has a water supply duct 59 connected at one side thereof. Plugs 60 and 61 allow the supply duct to be connected at the opposite side or at the top in accordance with installation requirements, or as may be found most convenient.

I claim:

1. The combination with a stock watering bowl having a recessed extension at its rear side, of means for controlling delivery of water downwardly into said recessed extension, a lever having an intermediate portion composed of side plates pivotally supported from the bowl adjacent to the sides of said recessed extension and provided with downwardly extending front and rear arms adapted to form an open and unobstructed water passage for directing incoming water to the bottom of the recessed extension of the bowl.

2. In a stock waterer. the combination with a drinking bowl, means for delivering water into the bowl, a lever adapted to be actuated by the nose of an animal and provided with a vertically adjustable member controlling water delivery, portions of the lever and of said vertically adjustable controlling member being adapted to provide a passage between them for directing the in coming water to the bottom of the bowl.

8. In a stock waterer, the combination with a drinking bowl having laterally projecting open bearings, a lever having spaced side plates provided with studs cugageable in said open bearings, a nose piece in one portion of the bowl operatively connected with said lever, and means for (lit-- livering water into another portion of the bowl between the side plates and controlled by said lever, a portion of the lever ljietwecn the nose piece and the side plates being adapted to serve as a battle to prevent the incoming water from splashing into the portion of the bowl above the nose piece.

4. A stock waterer comprising a drinking bowl, a support therefor provided with means for delivering water into the bowl, means for loosely interlocking the bowl with one portion of the support, a vertically movable latch connected with the Sllppfiil', and adjustable means within the bowl adapted to be engaged by said latch when the bow is in position for use.

5. A stock waterer comprising a ilriiiltiirg bowl, a support therefor priwidcd with means for delivering water into the bowl. means for loosely interlocking the bowl with one portion of the support, a vertically nioi:v able latch connected with the support, and adjustable means within the bowl adapted to be engaged by said latch when the bowl is in positlon for use, together with a transversely movable key engageable with the support and with the latch to prevent accidental release of the latter.

6. In a stock waterer, an apertured lever provided with a nose piece and adapted to control delivery of water, in combination with a water supply nozzle adapted to deliver water through the lever aperture, said lever having walls extending a substantial distance above and below the outlet o t the nozzle and adapted to cooperate with the side walls of the bowl to direct the water to the bottom of the bowl in the rear of said nose piece.

7. In. a stock waterer having valve mech anism controlling the water supply and a valve actuating lever adapted to be open ated by the nose of an animal, the comhination with the lever of a slotted valve actu-- ating piece, and a clamping bolt adapted to pass through the slot in the actuating piece and to engage the lever to hold the actuating piece at various relative elevations thereon. said lever having a. guideway co-o )erative with the bolt to hold the actuating piece in proper position.

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